THE BOSTON GLOBE: Newt Gingrich called Mitt Romney “a liar” today for saying he has no role or responsibility for a barrage of negative ads that are credited with damaging the former House speaker’s campaign in Iowa.
During an interview with CBS News, Gingrich, who was the frontrunner in Iowa just two weeks ago, said it was “baloney” that Romney had nothing to do with the ads from an independent group, a super PAC called Restore our Future, which is backing the former Massachusetts governor. Those ads are credited, in part, with exposing Gingrich’s personal and congressional vulnerabilities. As Romney has risen to the top of the most recent polls in Iowa, where caucusgoers vote tonight, Gingrich has tumbled to the middle of the pack.
“This is a man whose staff created the PAC and his millionaire friends fund the PAC,” he said on “The Early Show.”
“He’s not telling the American people the truth,” Gingrich said. “It’s just like his pretense that he’s a conservative.”
When asked if he was calling Romney a liar, Gingrich answered “yes.” » | Bobby Caina Calvan, Globe Staff | Tuesday, January 03, 2012
